Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models: A study based on the PALM 6.0 model system

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  • Mohamed H. Salim
  • Sebastian Schubert
  • Jaroslav Resler
  • Pavel Krč
  • Björn Maronga
  • Farah Kanani-Sühring
  • Matthias Sühring
  • Christoph Schneider

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  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
  • Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-171
Number of pages27
JournalGeoscientific model development
Volume15
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jan 2022

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Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models: A study based on the PALM 6.0 model system. / Salim, Mohamed H.; Schubert, Sebastian; Resler, Jaroslav et al.
In: Geoscientific model development, Vol. 15, No. 1, 10.01.2022, p. 145-171.

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Salim, MH, Schubert, S, Resler, J, Krč, P, Maronga, B, Kanani-Sühring, F, Sühring, M & Schneider, C 2022, 'Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models: A study based on the PALM 6.0 model system', Geoscientific model development, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 145-171. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2020-94, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-145-2022
Salim, M. H., Schubert, S., Resler, J., Krč, P., Maronga, B., Kanani-Sühring, F., Sühring, M., & Schneider, C. (2022). Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models: A study based on the PALM 6.0 model system. Geoscientific model development, 15(1), 145-171. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2020-94, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-145-2022
Salim MH, Schubert S, Resler J, Krč P, Maronga B, Kanani-Sühring F et al. Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models: A study based on the PALM 6.0 model system. Geoscientific model development. 2022 Jan 10;15(1):145-171. doi: 10.5194/gmd-2020-94, 10.5194/gmd-15-145-2022
Salim, Mohamed H. ; Schubert, Sebastian ; Resler, Jaroslav et al. / Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models : A study based on the PALM 6.0 model system. In: Geoscientific model development. 2022 ; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 145-171.
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